The Legal Impact

← The Legal Impact19 dec 2025 · 20 min

Passports, Trans Rights, and the Supreme Court

Passports, Trans Rights, and the Supreme Court19 dec 202520 min

In November, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a temporary “green light” to a Trump Administration policy concerning transgender Americans and their passports. The State Department will now only issue passports that match the applicant's sex as shown on their birth certificates.